Package org.apache.sedona.core.enums

Enum Class DistanceMetric

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<DistanceMetric>

org.apache.sedona.core.enums.DistanceMetric

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<DistanceMetric>, java.lang.constant.Constable

public enum DistanceMetric
extends Enum<DistanceMetric>

The DistanceMetric enum represents the different distance metrics that can be used in the application.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
EUCLIDEAN	The Euclidean distance metric, also known as straight line distance.
HAVERSINE	The Haversine distance metric, which measures the shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere.
SPHEROID	The Spheroid distance metric, which measures the shortest distance between two points on the surface of a spheroid.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static DistanceMetric	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static DistanceMetric[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

EUCLIDEAN

public static final DistanceMetric EUCLIDEAN

The Euclidean distance metric, also known as straight line distance.

HAVERSINE

public static final DistanceMetric HAVERSINE

The Haversine distance metric, which measures the shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere.

SPHEROID

public static final DistanceMetric SPHEROID

The Spheroid distance metric, which measures the shortest distance between two points on the surface of a spheroid.

Method Details

values

public static DistanceMetric[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static DistanceMetric valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null